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CVE-2012-5459

Untrusted search path vulnerability in VMware Workstation 8.x before 8.0.5 and VMware Player 4.x before 4.0.5 on Windows allows host OS users to gain host OS privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in a "system folder."

Published

2012-11-14T12:30:59.803

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.9 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

5.5

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application vmware player 4.0 Yes
Application vmware player 4.0.0.18997 Yes
Application vmware player 4.0.1 Yes
Application vmware player 4.0.2 Yes
Application vmware player 4.0.3 Yes
Application vmware player 4.0.4 Yes
Application vmware workstation 8.0 Yes
Application vmware workstation 8.0.0.18997 Yes
Application vmware workstation 8.0.1 Yes
Application vmware workstation 8.0.1.27038 Yes
Application vmware workstation 8.0.2 Yes
Application vmware workstation 8.0.3 Yes
Application vmware workstation 8.0.4 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows * No
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